Baseball cap retention device

Abstract

A retaining device (10) for headwear (100); wherein, the device comprises a pair of tether members (20) operatively connected together by a slide member (30) and provided on one end with clip elements (40) having spring loaded jaws (41) which captively yet releasably engage selective portions of the headwear (100).

I claim: 
     
       1. A retaining device for holding headwear on the head of a wearer; wherein the retaining device comprises: a pair of elongated flexible tether members;   a slide member for operatively connecting the tether members together; and   a clip member formed on one end of each of the tether members; wherein the clip members each comprise a pair of jaws pivotally connected to one another for captively yet releasably engaging said headwear at spaced locations.   
     
     
       2. The device as in claim 1; wherein, said slide member comprises: an apertured slide element provided with a pair of discrete apertures dimensioned to slideably receive the intermediate portions of said tether members. 
     
     
       3. The device as in claim 1; wherein, said slide member comprises: a slide housing having at least one bore dimensioned to slideably receive said tether members; and, a locking element associated with said at least one bore for captively retaining the tether members relative to said housing. 
     
     
       4. The device as in claim 1; wherein, said jaws are spring loaded into a normally closed position.